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Sunday, March 18, 2012

Movie Trailer: ‘Prometheus’ Official Full Trailer

The anticipation for Ridley Scott’s Prometheus is reaching Phantom
Menace levels of hysteria. Usually,
the marketing campaigns for summer blockbusters are exercises in overkill. They leave the viewer feeling browbeaten and
overwhelmed before they even set foot in the theater. Thus far, the Campaign for Prometheus has had the opposite
effect. The more people see, the more
they want to know.

If it’s truly more the public wants, than 20th
Century Fox has obliged them in more than one sense of the word. Yesterday evening, Ridley Scott participated
in a Q&A with audience members at the Wondercon in Anaheim. This was immediately followed by the world premiere
of the full length trailer. The trailer,
like the Q&A, answered a few questions while raising many others.

What’s known of the story goes something like this: Sometime
in the late 21st century, archeologists and scientists discover pictographs
which suggest that all life in the known universe shares a common origin. This discovery comes along with an invite. A higher extraterrestrial intelligence bids humankind
to seek them out. We do so in a
spacecraft called the Prometheus. Upon landing on a mysterious planet, the crew
of the Prometheus indeed discovers signs of intelligent life. Unfortunately, what they find is hardly
inviting or benevolent.

Ridley Scott has confirmed that Prometheus is, in fact, a prequel to Alien. However, he’s being
rather vague about how much of a prequel it actually is. During the Q&A, he made it clear that it
isn’t merely another entry in the Alien
franchise, but a self-contained sci-fi epic in its own right. Judging by the trailer, Prometheus indeed has the DNA of Alien flowing through its bloodstream, though it is very clearly its
own unique beast.

The trailer very slyly toys with iconic imagery from Alien.
The derelict spacecraft that the crew of the Nostromo encountered on LV-426
is shown. Ridley Scott once said he
always pictured the derelict craft as a weapons transport and the eggs as
ordinance. According to the info
provided in the trailer, the crew of the Prometheus
set a series of events into motion by accepting the Alien “invite.” The
accompanying dialogue seems that the derelict craft from Alien was initially
being sent on a mission to earth.

The infamous “Space Jockey” is also shown. Something seems to be morphing or
materializing around it. The shot is so
quick that it’s hard to tell what exactly is happening. There’s also an impression or sculpture of the
xenomorph on the walls of the egg chamber.
These images are flashed briefly, so as not to allow them time to fully register. Bear in mind that actual xenomorphs,
facehuggers, and eggs are never shown.
This is likely to keep the surprises in the film hidden, as well as to
allow Prometheus to have its own
identity in the marketplace.

Prometheus is
shaping up to be the most intriguing summer blockbuster since Inception. It’s a giant puzzle begging to be
solved. This may just be the first
prequel ever that answers a burning question at the heart of a franchise, while
allowing the shroud of mystery surrounding said franchise to remain
intact. This trailer tempts viewers to
step into the mist and see what all the fuss is about, which is exactly how a
trailer is supposed to function.

About Me

Allow me to introduce myself. I'm Scott Wilson, deep thinker and blogger extraordinaire. I'm also a published author and proud father. Last but certainly not least, I'm a single (IE Available), but I'm definitely looking to change that. My life is an ongoing work in progress, and I'm always looking to improve.